Foundling Hospital
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Founders | Thomas Coram |
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Founded | 1739 |
London | |
Great Britain | |
Locations | Lamb's Conduit Field, Bloomsbury |
Founding Governor | William Hogarth |
Architects | Theodore Jacobsen |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2207335 |
About Foundling Hospital
The Foundling Hospital in London, England, was founded in 1739 by the philanthropic sea captain Thomas Coram. It was a children's home established for the "education and maintenance of exposed and deserted young children. "